Love is a Battlefield- The Best of Sailor Uranus and Neptune Cosplays

There’s no hiding the love these two Sailor Senshi have for each other… Even with a poorly botched cover story and decades of censorship. We’re fanning the flames of romance for these Haruka and Michiru cosplays!

Sailor Moon is one of the most influential pieces of media from my childhood. From elementary school days of sprinting home in time to catch the last few minutes of the daily reruns, to borrowing the VHS tapes my cousin owned and I didn’t have access too… I could never get enough of the Sailor Senshi and their battle between good, evil, and the challenges of growing up. This week we’re celebrating the most iconic (and controversial) relationship of the series with these Haruka and Michiru cosplays.

The relationship between these two amazing warriors isn’t controversial on its own- oooooh no. What’s controversial is what happened in the 1990s when the show was adopted for American audiences, and censored within in inch of its life. Haruka and Michiru, (Sailors Uranus and Neptune for the uninitiated) went from being lovers in the manga and anime… To being cousins in the American adaptation.

Beyond that, multiple other characters were either edited to change genders, or sexualities, or simply removed from the series as a whole, to suit a very conservative (and sloppily executed) agenda to keep such “offensive topics” from American kiddos. Because HEAVEN forbid we be given the opportunity to see the world and all its colors, right? Check out this video below for a brief synopsis of the shenanigans.

Loving the Outer Senshi

Haruka and Michiru are some of the most elusive and powerful Sailor Senshi in the Sailor Moon franchise. They run their own agenda separate from the other Sailor Scouts, slipping in to get the job done and retreating just as quickly. Powerful, dynamic, and oozing grace and sophistication, these two ladies were my role models as a kid. I couldn’t decide which one I wanted to be, and which one I wanted to be WITH.

Cosplayers have been portraying characters from this series for decades now. There are yearly fan events to celebrate the show, new adaptations happening all the time, and the Sailor Senshi are present at just about every pop-culture convention you can shake a stick at. There is no shortage of gorgeous cosplays to choose from for today’s Pride month feature, so we’ve picked a few off the top that we hope you enjoy. Continue the fight for justice and love, and remember – in the name of the moon, they’ll punish you!

Sailor Uranus and Neptune Cosplays by Mirella Paola and Venusia

Sailor Uranus and Neptune Cosplays by RachAsakawa and Rizzyun

Sailor Uranus and Neptune Cosplays by Katie Cosplays, Yashuntafun, and RagingBabySeals

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Author: Jennifer Larsen

Jennifer aka "Mayhem's Muse" is the Cosplay Editor for BoLS and manages Ad Sales and Communications. Her cosplay awards include the RTX Judge's Choice Award and Dragon's Lair Austin's Cosplay Symposium. Jennifer has been a Cosplay Guest Judge at RTX, Tacticon and Genghis Con in Colorado. She regularly attends conventions to cover cosplay for BoLS. Her cosplay work has been featured in publications such as Girls Who Love Monsters, Geek Fuel, and Renaissance Magazine. Jennifer has modeled in the Her Universe Fashion Show, Precision Camera's yearly Precision Camera University, and has taught several workshops for photographers about partnering with cosplayers and creative muses/models. Jennifer is a lifelong enthusiast of retro video games and loves Dungeons & Dragons, urban fantasy, tabletop games, VR technology, and historical archery. She has set National Records through USA Archery’s Traditional Division for Asiatic Bows and earned 4th Place in the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan in 2018 for Women’s Korean Archery. Jennifer is currently studying for her Masters's Degree in Organizational Leadership.